2018 Rocket Launch Statistics
In 2018, there were 114 orbital launch attempts worldwide, and 111 of them reached orbit. That is 24 more than in 2017. SpaceX flew 21 of them (18%); by country, China launched 39 and the United States 34. Together they put 413 tonnes of payload in orbit.
Statistics summary
Payload to orbit
2018
413 t
vs 410 t in 2017
Per week
8 t
vs 8 t in 2017
Reached orbit
2018
97%
111 of 114; 2 failures, 1 partial
2017
92%
83 of 90; 5 failures, 2 partial
Who flew in 2018
Company2018 launches2018Share
2018 against 2017. Drawings at one true scale.
Country2018 launches2018Share
2018 against 2017. Drawings at one true scale.
Every company, as a table
| Company | Launches | Share | Payload to orbit | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASC | 37 | 32% | 65 t | 16% |
| SpaceX | 21 | 18% | 128 t | 31% |
| Progress RSC | 16 | 14% | 72 t | 17% |
| ISRO | 7 | 6% | 12 t | 3% |
| ULA | 7 | 6% | 28 t | 7% |
| ArianeGroup | 6 | 5% | 45 t | 11% |
| Khrunichev | 4 | 4% | 10 t | 3% |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 4 | 4% | 25 t | 6% |
| Rocket Lab | 3 | 3% | 159 kg | <1% |
| Avio | 2 | 2% | 2 t | 1% |
| IHI Aerospace | 2 | 2% | 573 kg | <1% |
| Northrop Grumman | 2 | 2% | 21 t | 5% |
| ExPace | 1 | 1% | 97 kg | <1% |
| LandSpace | 1 | 1% | – | |
| McDonnell Douglas | 1 | 1% | 2 t | <1% |
Launches and payload by week
Orbital launch attempts per week, 2018
SpaceX, and the rest of the world by region.
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| Week of | SpaceX | Rest of US | Europe | China | Russia | India | Rest of World | All | Payload to orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 2018 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 10 t |
| 16 Dec 2018 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | 10 t |
| 2 Dec 2018 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 39 t |
| 25 Nov 2018 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 t |
| 18 Nov 2018 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | 4 t |
| 11 Nov 2018 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 27 t |
| 4 Nov 2018 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 4 t |
| 28 Oct 2018 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 8 t |
| 21 Oct 2018 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 9 t |
| 14 Oct 2018 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 12 t |
| 7 Oct 2018 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 4 t |
| 23 Sep 2018 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 10 t |
| 16 Sep 2018 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 t |
| 9 Sep 2018 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 9 t |
| 2 Sep 2018 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 442 kg |
| 19 Aug 2018 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 t |
| 12 Aug 2018 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 685 kg |
| 5 Aug 2018 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 t |
| 29 Jul 2018 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 5 t |
| 22 Jul 2018 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 19 t |
| 8 Jul 2018 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 13 t |
| 24 Jun 2018 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 13 t |
| 10 Jun 2018 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 t |
| 3 Jun 2018 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 14 t |
| 27 May 2018 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 t |
| 20 May 2018 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 17 t |
| 6 May 2018 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 6 t |
| 29 Apr 2018 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 6 t |
| 22 Apr 2018 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 t |
| 15 Apr 2018 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 5 t |
| 8 Apr 2018 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 7 t |
| 1 Apr 2018 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 22 t |
| 25 Mar 2018 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 16 t |
| 18 Mar 2018 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7 t |
| 11 Mar 2018 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 t |
| 4 Mar 2018 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 9 t |
| 25 Feb 2018 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 7 t |
| 18 Feb 2018 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 t |
| 11 Feb 2018 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 12 t |
| 4 Feb 2018 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 t |
| 28 Jan 2018 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 6 t |
| 21 Jan 2018 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 10 t |
| 14 Jan 2018 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 5 t |
| 7 Jan 2018 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 6 | 21 t |
Year against year
Orbital launch attempts, year against year, 2015 to 2018
Added up through each year.
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| By the end of | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 · 20 t | 5 · 20 t | 7 · 25 t | 13 · 41 t |
| February | 10 · 45 t | 12 · 35 t | 11 · 56 t | 21 · 59 t |
| March | 21 · 77 t | 22 · 94 t | 18 · 78 t | 31 · 99 t |
| April | 25 · 103 t | 27 · 115 t | 22 · 110 t | 40 · 134 t |
| May | 28 · 120 t | 33 · 129 t | 29 · 136 t | 47 · 163 t |
| June | 33 · 138 t | 43 · 172 t | 42 · 215 t | 55 · 194 t |
| July | 40 · 174 t | 47 · 207 t | 46 · 230 t | 63 · 231 t |
| August | 45 · 215 t | 54 · 232 t | 54 · 256 t | 67 · 241 t |
| September | 57 · 253 t | 60 · 247 t | 62 · 300 t | 75 · 283 t |
| October | 65 · 287 t | 64 · 283 t | 71 · 340 t | 86 · 312 t |
| November | 73 · 318 t | 73 · 310 t | 79 · 357 t | 99 · 353 t |
| December | 87 · 377 t | 85 · 363 t | 90 · 410 t | 114 · 413 t |
Busiest rockets in 2018
Launches and payload by country in 2018
Orbital launch attempts by country, 2018
By the country of the rocket.